The Papers of A J E Cave
TitleThe Papers of A J E Cave
ReferenceMS0295
Level of descriptionfonds
Date1920-1979
Admin./ biographical historySir Alexander James Edward Cave was an Anatomist and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (1959). He was Demonstrator then Lecturer at Leeds University, and was Senior Demonstrator of Anatomy at University College London. In 1935, he was elected Assitant Conservator of the Hunterian Museum and then as Arnott Demonstrator under Sir Arthur Keith. In 1940, he was appointed Professor of Human and Comparative Anatomy, where he was responsible for the allocation of anatomical subjects to evacuated metropolitan medical schools. After the Second World War, he was appointed Professor of Anatomy at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London. He wrote extensively on comparative anatomy and palaeontology, particularly on the archaeological material in the Hunterian Museum. At the College, he was also an examiner for the Conjoint and the Primary exams, the Wood Jones medallist in 1978, and from 1956 he was an Hunterian Trustee.
For more information on Cave's life and career, please visit his profile on Plarr's Lives of the Fellows: https://livesonline.rcseng.ac.uk/client/en_GB/lives/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ASSET$002f0$002fSD_ASSET:380699/one?qu=Sir+Alexander+Cave&te=ASSET
For more information on Cave's life and career, please visit his profile on Plarr's Lives of the Fellows: https://livesonline.rcseng.ac.uk/client/en_GB/lives/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ASSET$002f0$002fSD_ASSET:380699/one?qu=Sir+Alexander+Cave&te=ASSET
Scope and ContentThe collection contains large numbers of illustrations of skeletal bone structures some human, many primate and non-primate animals.
There is also correspondance between Cave and W.R. Le Fanu (Librarian at the Royal College of Surgeons of England) concerning Le Fanu's proposed edition of the letters of John Hunter. There is also correspondence between Cave and Dr. T. Stanley Westoll of Marischal College Aberdeen concerning the crania of young chimpanzees and gorillas. Letter to Mr Dean, 27 September 1979, answering questions posed by Mr Dean regarding: raven and gorilla styloid muscles; levator palati (with illustrative diagram); the surtachian process; Osman Hill and orang sinus of Morgagni
There is also correspondance between Cave and W.R. Le Fanu (Librarian at the Royal College of Surgeons of England) concerning Le Fanu's proposed edition of the letters of John Hunter. There is also correspondence between Cave and Dr. T. Stanley Westoll of Marischal College Aberdeen concerning the crania of young chimpanzees and gorillas. Letter to Mr Dean, 27 September 1979, answering questions posed by Mr Dean regarding: raven and gorilla styloid muscles; levator palati (with illustrative diagram); the surtachian process; Osman Hill and orang sinus of Morgagni
Extent1 box
LanguageEnglish
Conditions governing accessThis collection is available to everyone for research. It can be consulted in our Research Room at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 38-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PE. It is essential to book in advance so we can ensure material is available. Please email archives@rcseng.ac.uk to book a Research Room appointment. Access to some records may be restricted due to Data Protection legislation. We will advise where this is the case.
Conditions governing reproductionCopies of material in the archives can be supplied for private study purposes only, depending on the condition of the documents. Some items within this collection may remain within copyright under the terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988; it is the responsibility of users to obtain the copyright holder's permission for reproduction of copyright material for purposes other than research or private study. Permission to publish material, in print or online, must be sought in advance from the Royal College of Surgeons of England and, where appropriate, the copyright holder. Please email archives@rcseng.ac.uk in the first instance.
NotesA detailed box list of the contents of this collection is available on request to the Archives of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Persons keyword Alexander James Edward Cave, 1900-1999, anatomist
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